Superstructure Definition

so͝opər-strŭkchər
superstructures
noun
A physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form.
American Heritage
A structure built on top of another.
Webster's New World
That part of a building above the foundation.
Webster's New World
That part of a ship above the main deck.
Webster's New World
The rails, sleepers, and other parts of a railway.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Superstructure

Noun

Singular:
superstructure
Plural:
superstructures

Superstructure Sentence Examples

  • The superstructure had been destroyed by fire.

  • In a bridge there may be distinguished the superstructure and the substructure.

  • In fact, as the span increases a point is reached at which the dead weight of the superstructure becomes so large that a limit is imposed to any further increase of span.

  • The houses of the city are built of stone, their walls commonly showing the massive masonry of the Incas at the bottom, crowned with a light modern superstructure roofed with red tiles.

  • Soft steel is used for rivets always, and sometimes for the whole superstructure of a bridge, but medium steel more generally for the plates, angle bars, &c., the weight of the bridge being then reduced by about 7% for a given factor of safety.

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Words Starting With

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EREURE

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